That's the number from working families who will be affected by benefit cap, minister admits

The UK's biggest self-storage firm counted the cost of the Chancellor's Budget raid on the industry and a falling pound as it veered into the red.

Taxes will have been increased almost 300 times by the coalition Government before its term of office ends in 2015, new research claimed today.

Olivier Blanchard delivers 'time to take stock' message ahead of gloomy GDP figures expected tomorrow

Cabinet ministers have been warned to prepare for further sweeping budget cuts extending to 2016 as new figures showed another leap in public sector borrowing.

Britain's prized AAA credit rating remains under “significant pressure”, the Fitch rating agency warned today.

Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King today said it would be “depressing” if bankers choose to defer their bonuses until after the introduction of the new 45p income tax rate.

The Conservatives could go into the next general election with a plan to introduce regional benefits which would vary according to living costs around the country.

Rhetoric about benefit "scroungers" and "skivers" used by the Conservatives will be toned down after a backlash from their own ministers and MPs, who fear the attacks could revive the Tories' image as "the nasty party".

The numbers we have simply don't stand up to scrutiny

Labour today defended its plans to deprive the long-term unemployed of their benefits if they refuse to take up the offer of a “guaranteed” job.

The “jobs enigma” of 2012, that saw unemployment fall despite the gloomy economic outlook, is likely to continue next year, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

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